Your Future is Worth Sticking Around For
I still have days where I struggle with simply existing.
Topic: lgbtq
Privilege, Oppression & Mental Health: Acknowledging the History in Our Stories
My history is tied to my mental health, the ways in which society teaches me to feel less for being a different color is tied to my mental health, the decisions of my political leaders are tied to my mental health, my sexual orientation is tied to my mental health.
How Anyone Can Help Trans People In Their Lives, Written From The Perspective of a Trans Man
Telling our stories and having our voices heard brings into focus our lives and our culture. It centers our personhood rather than our pain.
Coming Out: A Parade or a Whisper or Somewhere in Between
Living authentically and freely was my only option if I wanted to stay alive.
A New Name
I can be a man. I am a man, even if nobody else sees it.
Finally Knowing Who You Are
There’s something powerful about coming out to yourself. There’s something powerful about finally knowing who you are.
Be the Proof That Love Can Still Exist
There are far more people in this world on your side wanting you to know and be yourself.
Living With the Door Open
I’m attracted to men. That single sentence has been a source of anxiety and depression for a large part of my life.
Celebrating My Pride: I Am Not Half Anything
All the time spent thinking I was half-this and half-that and yet not enough of either, when in reality, I am a whole person whose identity is not half-anything.
Explaining Postnatal Depression When You Didn’t Give Birth: A Queer Perspective
No one may know exactly how it all feels, but it’s my story to tell, my words to write down, and perhaps one day someone else might look at this and feel less alone.
What I Wish I Knew as a Young Person Struggling with Being Queer
If I could go back and talk to my younger self who buried her queerness, who felt so much pain and distress over who she was, I would tell her it’s okay to be confused.
Depression, Acceptance, and Being a Girl Who Likes Girls
you question your worth as you attend therapy while your friends have slumber parties.
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